Sports news and scores from Tuesday January 1, 1980

`Sports headlines for Tuesday January 1, 1980:`

White Powers USC Past Buckeyes For Roses, 17-16
Tide Sugarcoats Its Bid, 24-9
Houston Wins On A Tip, 17-14
Watts Gets Oklahoma Back On Winning Track, 24-7
Razorback Uniforms Honor U.S. Hostages

Top-20 scores:

#3 Southern California 17, #1 Ohio State 16 (Rose Bowl)
#2 Alabama 24, #6 Arkansas 9 (Sugar Bowl)
#5 Oklahoma 24, #4 Florida State 7 (Orange Bowl)
#8 Houston 17, #7 Nebraska 14 (Cotton Bowl)

Associated Press Final Poll for 1979:

1 Alabama (46) 12-0 1317 2 Southern California (21) 11-0-1 1289 3 Oklahoma 11-1 1163 4 Ohio State 11-1 1060 5 Houston 11-1 1084 6 Florida State 11-1 893 7 Pittsburgh 11-1 872 8 Arkansas 10-2 857 9 Nebraska 10-2 852 10 Purdue 10-2 739 11 Washington 10-2 690 12 Texas 9-3 484 13 Brigham Young 11-1 474 14 Baylor 8-4 358 15 North Carolina 8-3-1 311 16 Auburn 8-3 263 17 Temple 10-2 213 18 Michigan 8-4 207 19 Indiana 8-4 206 20 Penn State 8-4 168

NCAA football standings as of this date